Fish and Chinese Spinach Porridge

[crystal79]

Originally Posted by Mum2Matty Prepare a portion of plain rice porridge. While the porridge is cooking, prepare the fish and vegetables. Wash and pat dry the fish fillet thoroughly and slice the fish finely. Clean, wash and drain the Chinese spinach. Chop vegetables finely. When the plain porridge is ready, add the chopped spinach and leave to cook for 5 mins. Now stir in the fish fillet and leave to cook for another 2 mins. Stir the porridge well so that the fish is broken up. Cool the porridge till it is lukewarm and feed the baby an amount suitable to the child's age and appetite.

Hi Mum2Matty,

Need to put in any light soya sauce and you in the porridge?? Will it be tasteless if did not add any sauce in the porridge??

[autumn82]

Originally Posted by crystal79 Hi Mum2Matty, Need to put in any light soya sauce and you in the porridge?? Will it be tasteless if did not add any sauce in the porridge??

How old is yr child? Any seasoning such as salt, soya sauce or chilli, oil shldn't be given to children under 1 yr old. It is a known fact that too much sodium found in salt and soy sauce can be difficult for baby's immature kidneys to handle.

[crystal79]

Originally Posted by autumn82 How old is yr child? Any seasoning such as salt, soya sauce or chilli, oil shldn't be given to children under 1 yr old. It is a known fact that too much sodium found in salt and soy sauce can be difficult for baby's immature kidneys to handle.

My daughter is 9mths now... so what about using the stock to cook the porridge and add favour on it?? what stock should i use???

[autumn82]

Originally Posted by crystal79 My daughter is 9mths now... so what about using the stock to cook the porridge and add favour on it?? what stock should i use???

you can use homemade chicken/pork/fish/veg stocks for more flavours to the porridge.

[crystal79]

Originally Posted by autumn82 you can use homemade chicken/pork/fish/veg stocks for more flavours to the porridge.

Hw to make the stock??? not very sure ...heehee... coz i not very good in cooking .

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by crystal79 Hw to make the stock??? not very sure ...heehee... coz i not very good in cooking .

you can use apples, corn, celery, carrots (after 8 months due to nitrates issue) for veg stock. I've experimented around and my dear daughter loves the stock i make with apples and corn. Some babies may be allergic to corn so you try 1 time and see how first. You can put as much veg and fruit as you like. Now i use 4 small apples and 2 corn cobs in a big soup pot and simmer for about 2hrs.

For chicken/pork stock, it's better if you intro the meat to baby first coz baby may find the smell and taste of the stock made with the meat too strong. After baby has accepted the meat then you can start making stock with meat. For the first time when you intro meat, puree it with water rather than the water in which you cooked the meat in. This will help baby accept it better.

[crystal79]

Originally Posted by snowbear you can use apples, corn, celery, carrots (after 8 months due to nitrates issue) for veg stock. I've experimented around and my dear daughter loves the stock i make with apples and corn. Some babies may be allergic to corn so you try 1 time and see how first. You can put as much veg and fruit as you like. Now i use 4 small apples and 2 corn cobs in a big soup pot and simmer for about 2hrs. For chicken/pork stock, it's better if you intro the meat to baby first coz baby may find the smell and taste of the stock made with the meat too strong. After baby has accepted the meat then you can start making stock with meat. For the first time when you intro meat, puree it with water rather than the water in which you cooked the meat in. This will help baby accept it better.

When i intro meat to my daughter for the first time... i did not pureed it. I just bought the minced chicken from NTUC ... then i cook it with the porridge ... my daughter got eat ....i have not intro pork to her coz i scare of H1N1...hahaha But isit ok that i do like this??

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by crystal79 When i intro meat to my daughter for the first time... i did not pureed it. I just bought the minced chicken from NTUC ... then i cook it with the porridge ... my daughter got eat ....i have not intro pork to her coz i scare of H1N1...hahaha But isit ok that i do like this??

Lucky your dear daughter not picky...!!! some baby cannot stand the taste and smell when you cook meat together with the porridge when introducing the meat for the first time. For the first time i intro the meat to her, i puree it first then let her taste a bit. If she comes back for more then i'll add into her porridge. Otherwise the whole bowl of porridge wasted!

Anyway since she's accepted it, you can continue with what you've done.

[annie]

giving those minced chicken good meh? i thought i heard from stonston that its not good?

i give my girl chicken/fish also simply mix into her porridge n she eats them all too.. i tried using meat stock n she finish the porridge too.. she not picky at this moment

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by annie giving those minced chicken good meh? i thought i heard from stonston that its not good? i give my girl chicken/fish also simply mix into her porridge and she eats them all too.. i tried using meat stock and she finish the porridge too.. she not picky at this moment

Minced chicken is ok as long as you mince it yourself: that's what she meant Coz if you buy off the shelf types they may have used scraps to mince the chicken. Buy chicken fillets and mince it on your own. But not everyone has the time to do so...

[annie]

cos crystal say she bought minced chicken from NTUC..

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by annie cos crystal say she bought minced chicken from NTUC..

If she has no time to mince her own then also no choice right?

[crystal79]

Originally Posted by snowbear If she has no time to mince her own then also no choice right?

Hi snowbear,

You mean got to mince the chicken ourselves??? Hw?? Isit use blender only??

[annie]

crsytal, i read from japanese recipe book for baby that you can freeze the chicken in parts first(portion for 1 meal) then bring out the frozen part n then grate it.. thats what i do so far..

[elmo493]

Mine is about the same but instead of cooking it, I use double boil. I suppose it is easier because you dont't have to stir the porridge so often to prevent it from burning since you are only cooking a small portion.

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by crystal79 Hi snowbear, You mean got to mince the chicken ourselves??? Hw?? Isit use blender only??

If you can, try to mince the chicken yourself using the blender. Or you can try buying Sakura minced chicken instead of the normal type of minced chicken. My friend says that's ok. Actually i mince the chicken myself coz that way i know which part of the chicken i used and also i can wash the meat clean before blending.

[stonston]

If your blender is not a heavy duty food processor, blending meat will overheat it and spoil it.

The easiest way to mince meat is to just chop it up finely and use your knife to pound on it repeatly.

[crystal79]

Originally Posted by snowbear If you can, try to mince the chicken yourself using the blender. Or you can try buying Sakura minced chicken instead of the normal type of minced chicken. My friend says that's ok. Actually i mince the chicken myself coz that way i know which part of the chicken i used and also i can wash the meat clean before blending.

Hi snowbear,

So which chicken parts should i buy to mince the chicken?? btw where to buy Sakura minced chicken??

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by crystal79 Hi snowbear, So which chicken parts should i buy to mince the chicken?? btw where to buy Sakura minced chicken??

Got this from www.wholesomebabyfood.com:
The light meat of both turkey and chicken, such as the breast, is considered higher in protein and lower in fat. The darker meat of chicken and turkey, such as thighs and legs, is higher in iron and higher in fat. It might be a good idea to offer your baby the darker meat of either turkey or chicken. The fat content makes this meat easy to puree into a relatively smooth texture; the higher iron makes this portion of the turkey and chicken an excellent choice.

I also buy the fillet coz it's very tender...

[annie]

japanese recommend using chicken fillet. i wonder wats the difference between fillet n breast? so far i always buy fillet.

[snowbear]

Originally Posted by crystal79 Hi snowbear, So which chicken parts should i buy to mince the chicken?? btw where to buy Sakura minced chicken??

Realised that i forgot to reply the second question... you can get Sakura minced chicken at some ntuc outlets...

[Fisherman's Friend]

Originally Posted by Mum2Matty Prepare a portion of plain rice porridge. While the porridge is cooking, prepare the fish and vegetables. Wash and pat dry the fish fillet thoroughly and slice the fish finely. Clean, wash and drain the Chinese spinach. Chop vegetables finely. When the plain porridge is ready, add the chopped spinach and leave to cook for 5 mins. Now stir in the fish fillet and leave to cook for another 2 mins. Stir the porridge well so that the fish is broken up. Cool the porridge till it is lukewarm and feed the baby an amount suitable to the child's age and appetite.

So for the fish, do you buy from those market or from NTUC? coz i dont have time to go market, but i heard from some that fish in NTUC arent that fresh, can i still use those??

[diymummy]

Hi Fisherman's friend,

Unfresh fish is gonna smell quite strongly so if your kid doesn't mind, it should be ok. But I really dislike unfresh fish one for the smell and two it flakes too easily. Maybe you can try cold storage? Their fish is slightly better. Some NTUCs also have wet market style fish counters. If you walk past those counters and there is no fishy smell, the fish is pretty fresh. You can also buy fish from those counters.

I try to go to the market on weekends and buy 1 week worth of fish from there and freeze it in portions.

[camom]

Do you have anyone who can help you? I am not good at choosing fish and I rely on my dad to buy for me fr his regular fishmonger in the market. Previously, my gal complained a few times that the fish I buy smelt funny and dont't taste as nice as the ones grandpa bought.

Originally Posted by annie japanese recommend using chicken fillet. i wonder wats the difference between fillet n breast? so far i always buy fillet.

I just did a google on this.. apparently chicken fillets come from chicken breasts. Maybe cos it's not as thick, fillets dont't taste as dry as the whole breasts.